heypolyglot
Italian

coesistere

/koeˈzistere/verbC1
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Meaning

to coexist

  • To exist together at the same time or in the same place, especially peacefully.

In a sentence

Diverse culture possono coesistere pacificamente nella stessa città.

Different cultures can coexist peacefully in the same city.

Tradizione e modernità coesistono in questo quartiere storico.

Tradition and modernity coexist in this historic neighborhood.

È difficile che due opinioni così opposte coesistano senza tensioni.

It is difficult for two such opposing opinions to coexist without tension.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
coesistereinfinitive
coesistoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
coesistiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
coesisteindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
coesistiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
coesisteteindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
coesistonoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
coesistevoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
coesisteviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
coesistevaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
coesistevamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
coesistevateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
coesistevanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
coesistettiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
coesistestiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
coesistetteindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
coesistemmoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
coesistesteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
coesistetteroindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
coesisteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
coesisteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
coesisteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
coesisteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
coesistereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
coesisterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
coesistasubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
coesistasubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
coesistasubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
coesistiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
coesistiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
coesistanosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
coesistessisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
coesistessisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
coesistessesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
coesistessimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
coesistestesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
coesistesserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
coesistereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
coesisteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
coesisterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
coesisteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
coesisteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
coesisterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
coesistiimperative · singular · 2nd person
coesistiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
coesisteteimperative · plural · 2nd person
coesistendogerund
coesistitopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes auxiliary 'essere' in compound tenses: sono coesistiti.
  • Usually constructed with the preposition 'con' (coesistere con qualcuno/qualcosa).
  • past participle coesistito

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